Or back to the recent past? Anna Maria resident Bill Diamant snapped this photo for fun at the Anna Maria Post Office, saying, "I know some people want to turn back the clock, but 2005 hardly seems worth the effort."

Dock repair approved in Bradenton Beach

With a bit of head-scratching, Bradenton Beach planners quickly approved repair of an existing dock jutting out from Canasta Drive into Anna Maria Sound.

In what can best be described as a convoluted series of events, apparently a state prosecutor’s brother offered to have drug charges dropped for a friend for cash, resulting in suspension for the prosecutor.